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Do Young Children Care About Others? Searching For The Seeds Of Human Morality ~ Amrisha Vaish
Season 2 Episode 2
Here is a common view on human development: In the beginning, children can only think about themselves. Slowly, they learn to care about others — or …
2 years, 11 months ago
What Kind of Apes Are We? ~ Richard Wrangham
Season 2 Episode 1
What would a Neanderthal think about our species? What about a chimpanzee? When compared to our cousins, how friendly or violent are we?
Richard Wran…
3 years ago
Season Highlights ~ Living With True Egalitarians (with Vivek Venkataraman)
Season 2 is out this Saturday, 17th of June! In this final highlight from season 1, anthropologist Vivek Venkataraman talks to Ilari about living wit…
3 years ago
Season Highlights ~ Was Marx Right About History But Wrong About The Future? (with Brad DeLong)
Season 2 is kicking off on the 17th of June! In the meanwhile, we have time for a couple of more highlights. This one is from episode 18 with economi…
3 years ago
Season Highlights ~ How Geography Shaped Patriarchy, Slavery, and Enlightenment Philosophy (with Oded Galor)
In this highlight from season 1, Ilari talks with economist Oded Galor about how factors such as soil quality can explain cultural differences, such …
3 years, 1 month ago
Season Highlights ~ What Makes Romantic Love Last? (with Helen Fisher)
In this highlight from season 1, Helen Fisher discusses her research with couples deeply in love after 20 years of marriage. The clip also includes F…
3 years, 1 month ago
Season Highlights ~ How Climate Changes Brought Us Together (with Kristen Hawkes)
In this highlight from season 1, Kristen Hawkes presents an intriguing hypothesis about the human past. According to Hawkes, ancient climate changes …
3 years, 1 month ago
Season Highlights ~ Why Is It So Difficult To Cure Mental Illness? (with Gregory Berns)
Season 1 is over. Season 2 is coming. In the meanwhile, please enjoy some highlights from the archives.
This highlight revisits episode four, where Il…
3 years, 2 months ago
Distorting Darwinism, Or Why Evolution Does Not Prove That We Are Selfish ~ SOLO
Season 1 Episode 20
In the final episode of season 1, Ilari addresses one of the underlying themes in many of the season's episodes: Darwinism. Is Darwinism dangerous? I…
3 years, 2 months ago
How To Build A Free Society ~ Karl Widerquist
Season 1 Episode 19
The idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI) is simple: Everyone should have an income. And that they should have it whether they work or not. Indeed, it…
3 years, 2 months ago